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. 2018 Oct 16;6:e5786. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5786

Table 2. Summary of Australian fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus doriferus) breeding colony features.

Colony Maximum elevation (m) Current breeding area (m2) Pup production Density (pup m−2) Potential breeding area (m2)
Tenth Island 10 1,439 530 0.37 1,439
West Moncoeur Rocks 90 3,735 240 0.06 3,735
Judgement Rocks 30 5,685 2,800 0.49 8,146
Wright Rocks 40 8,414 150 0.02 26,509
Moriarty Rocks 7.6 9,692 700 0.07 9,692
Seal Rocks 13.25 11,353 6,700 0.59 22,727
Rag Island 18 13,188 330 0.03 62,694
The Skerries 7.1 18,190 3,200 0.18 18,190
Reid Rocks 12 22,787 1,000 0.04 22,787
Lady Julia Percy Island 53 42,305 6,600 0.16 1,244,180
Kanowna Island 104 47,108 3,400 0.07 231,089